USA | ForkLog - Part 162

ForkLog 14 05.05.2021

Former U.S. Treasurer Rosie Gumataotao Rios Joins Ripple

Former U.S. Treasurer Rosie Gumataotao Rios joined Ripple's board of directors. The company also appointed a new chief financial officer — Kristina Campbell, former head of PayNearMe and Green Dot.

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ForkLog 10 05.05.2021

New York State senator proposes three-year moratorium on Bitcoin mining

New York State Senator Kevin Parker has proposed a three-year moratorium on mining operations until the Environmental Conservation Committee assesses their environmental impact.

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ForkLog 9 04.05.2021

Oakland A’s begin selling tickets in Dogecoin as DOGE climbs toward $0.50

The California baseball team Oakland Athletics [Oakland Athletics] added the option to pay in Dogecoin (DOGE). The new option is available for the May series.

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ForkLog 19 03.05.2021

Bitstamp announces expansion into the US market

The oldest European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp announced an impending expansion into the US market.

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ForkLog 26 30.04.2021

Experts urge tougher KYC/AML procedures to combat Bitcoin ransomware

A group of U.S. government and industry experts proposed strengthening compliance with KYC/AML procedures at an international level to reduce the number of ransomware attacks.

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ForkLog 23 29.04.2021

Core Scientific to acquire 112,800 Bitcoin miners from Bitmain

US blockchain-hosting provider Core Scientific announced that it had reached an agreement with the Chinese mining-equipment maker Bitmain to purchase 112,800 Bitcoin miners. We’re excited to announce we’re more than doubling our fleet of @BITMAINtech’s S19 series. This purchase will help enable expansion for @Core_Scientific’s customers and facilitates a material shift to self-mining: https://t.co/XoRDpZQxT9 #BTC ...

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ForkLog 12 28.04.2021

US authorities earned roughly 250% in extra profit from selling bitcoins

Monmouth County authorities in New Jersey (USA) sold the cryptocurrency seized in 2018 for $198,000. The value of the assets since the seizure has risen nearly 3.5 times from $57,000, NBC's Channel 4 reports.

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ForkLog 13 28.04.2021

US arrests Russian national over laundering 1.2 million BTC

US authorities arrested the alleged operator of the Bitcoin Fog bitcoin-mixing service, Roman Sterlingov. He is charged with laundering about $336 million through cryptocurrency and providing payment services without a licence.

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ForkLog 13 28.04.2021

US authorities sell 9.45 BTC at auction below market price

On 26 April, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) sold 9.45 BTC at auction for a total of $486,525 at a price below market value.

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ForkLog 21 27.04.2021

FSB links SolarWinds attack to dark-web leak

The cyberattack on U.S. government systems via compromised SolarWinds software became possible due to neglecting vulnerabilities, according to the FSB's IT structure.

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ForkLog 21 27.04.2021

Hackers threaten to expose informants for Washington, DC police

The Babuk Locker ransomware operators attacked the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, United States. They are demanding a ransom and threatening to expose informants.

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ForkLog 11 27.04.2021

Coinseed allegedly converted users’ funds into Dogecoin without their consent

Users accused the cryptocurrency platform Coinseed of unauthorized conversion of their funds into Dogecoin. About 50 people said they intended to join a class-action lawsuit against the company.

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